One of the great dance and songs of the early teens was ball in' the jack, it was to be an influence in the coming age of jazz.


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Artist/Composer: The National Promenade Band
Date: 1914-00-00 00:00:00
Source: http://www.edisonnj.org/menlopark
Label / Recorded by: Menlo Park
Keywords: Oldtime

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Digital recording from blue amberol made at Menlo Park.
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Reviewer: Tysto - - January 24, 2008
Subject: Eek
Too bad the recording has suffered so badly. And I agree the castanets are gratuitous.

Incidentally, the spelling is usually "Ballin' the Jack," a dance song with pretty pointless steps (balling = dancing to the point of exhaustion, jack = the male partner), but the song was popular for decades.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1477899659645209571&q=ballin+the+jack&total=163&start=0&num=30&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Reviewer: mactoodle - - December 29, 2006
Subject: question?
What exactly was a 'Ball in the Jack'?
mactoodle

Reviewer: Spuzz - - May 17, 2005
Subject: Oh no! Castanets again!
Fairly repetitive song which features much trumpets, fanfare, and yes, castanets. You know, at the beginning when I was listening to these recordings, Castanets were sort of a fun addition. Now they're getting to be annoying lol